BILLY DOHERTY (THE UNDERTONES)

th”TEENAGE DREAMS, SO HARD TO BEAT”… WORDS THAT APPEAR ON THE GRAVESTONE OF LEGENDARY BROADCASTER JOHN PEEL. FAMOUSLY, WHEN HE FIRST PLAYED THE SONG ON HIS BBC RADIO SHOW, HE IMMEDIATELY PLAYED IT AGAIN. AND HERE WE ARE, ALMOST FORTY YEARS ON, WITH THE SONG AS FRESH, AND THE SENTIMENT PERHAPS TAKING ON NEW MEANING WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF MIDDLE AGE…

Drummer Billy Doherty – also, crucially, the man who named the band – features in this new edition of The Mouthcast ahead of a run of UK dates. He talks about the impact of TEENAGE KICKS, looks back at naming The Undertones, and also discusses the political / social situation in Northern Ireland.